besvares

Besvares is a present passive form of the verb besvare in Norwegian Bokmål and Danish. It translates roughly as “to be answered” and is used to indicate that a question, inquiry, or statement will receive a response. As a presens passiv form, besvares typically appears without an auxiliary verb in these languages, functioning similarly to other passive constructions.

The form derives from the verb besvare, with the suffix -es marking the present passive in both Norwegian and Danish. It is commonly found in formal writing, customer service communication, Q&A sections, and procedural texts where an answer or response is anticipated or required. While the receptive agent is often unspecified, the subject of the sentence is the item that will be answered.

In practice, besvares appears in sentences such as: “Spørsmålet besvares av administrasjonen” (the question will be answered by the administration). In Norwegian, it is also common to see impersonal constructions like “Henvendelsen besvares innen tre virkedager” (the inquiry will be answered within three business days). In Danish usage, the same form is used in parallel contexts, for example “Spørgsmålet besvares af udvalget.”

Related terms include besvarelse (the act or result of answering), besvare (to answer), and besvarelse, svar (answer). Besvares contrasts with forms using an auxiliary like blir besvart eller vil blive besvaret in contexts where a more explicit passive or future nuance is desired.